Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Passengers by John Marrs

16 reviews

ksuazo94's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Islamophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The Passengers was a great deep dive into surveillance, survival, privacy, rebellion, change vs tradition, groupthink, mob mentality, capitalism, artificial intelligence and and much, much more. Despite my interest in tech thriller/horror content, this was my first experience with reading a modern day dystopian focused entirely around our technological advancement. It's far too close for comfort but that dose of realism made it much more terrifying.  The social media aspect to this story was awfully true to life. The general public are so far removed from the matter in question that they become desensitised to the trauma they are witnessing. I could see this genuinely happening in modern day society. Don’t let the length of this book deter you from picking it up as it was engaging and fast-paced throughout. I thoroughly recommend if the themes I mentioned interest you and you enjoy sci-fi literature.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Suicide, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Slavery, Vomit, Dementia, Trafficking, and War

lindseyrenee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of the most exciting thrillers I’ve ever read. The multi POV even added to the mystery taking you down roads that bring more questions in a good way. I have a new most hated character to add to my all time list and that’s Jack Larson. I will be reading this again to see what I missed the first time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide, and Kidnapping

macaronsandmermaids's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cancer, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

hillarydanielle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Fun continuing on from The One and the small mentions of finding your DNA match. Struggled to get into this story but the last third did have some fun back to back to back twists and reveals. But even with a few shocking twists the overall plot line felt predictable and a bit too preachy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Hate crime, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder